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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Good-day', n. or interj. p. 580Farewell; a term of salutation at meeting or parting.Gōod-dēn', n. or interj. p. 580Good-evening;—a form of salutation. Shak.Good'-fĕl'lōw-ship, n. p. 580Merry or lively society; pleasant company; companionableness.Good-Frī'day, n. p. 580A fast, in memory of our Savior's sufferings, kept on the Friday of passion-week.Good'geon, n. p. 580(Naut.) A clamp of metal secured to the stern-post of a vessel to receive the pintles of the rudder. See GUDGEON. Totten.Good-hū'mored, a. p. 580Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-natured; good-tempered. Syn.—See GOOD-NATURED.Good-hū'mored-ly, adv. p. 580With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful way.Good'ish, a. p. 580Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable. “Goodish pictures in rich frames.” H. Walpole.Go͝od'less, a. p. 580Having no goods. [Obs.] Chaucer.Go͝od'li-ness, n. p. 580Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness. Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sidney.Go͝od'ly, adv. p. 580Excellently. [Obs.] Spenser.Go͝od'ly, a. p. 580Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. We have many goodly days to see. Shak. 2. Of pleasing appearance; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses. The goodliest man of men since…Good'ly-head or Good'ly-hood, n. p. 580Goodness; grace. [Obs.] Spenser.Good'mān, n. p. 580A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to “My friend,” “Good sir,” “Mister”;—sometimes used ironically. With you, goodman boy, if you please. Shak. 2. A husband; the master of a house or…Good-mōr'rōw, n. or interj. p. 580A term of salutation; good-morning.Good'-nāt'ūred, a. p. 580Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked. Syn.—GOOD-NATURED, GOOD-TEMPERED, GOOD-HUMORED. Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which…Gōod-nāt'ūred-ly, adv. p. 580With mildness of temper.Good'ness, n. p. 580The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct…Good-night', n. or interj. p. 580A form of salutation in parting for the night.Good'-now, interj. p. 580An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.] Shak.Goods, n. pl. p. 580See GOOD, n., No. 3.Goods'-en'gine, n. p. 580Same as FREIGHT-ENGINE, q. v.Good'ship, n. p. 580Favor; grace. [Obs.] Gower.Good'-speed, n. p. 580Good success; — an old form of wishing success. See SPEED.Goods'-trāin, n. p. 580Same as FREIGHT-TRAIN, q. v.Goods'-wāg'on, n. p. 580Same as FREIGHT-CAR, q. v.Gŏod'-tĕm'pered, a. p. 580Having a good temper; not easily irritated or annoyed. Syn. — See GOOD-NATURED.Good'-wife, n. p. 580The mistress of a family. Burton.Good-will’, n. p. 580Benevolence; well-wishing. 2. (Law.) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the…Good'-wom/an, n. p. 580The mistress of a family; — applied to persons in the lower walks of life.Good'y, n. p. 580[Probably contracted from good-wife.] Good-wife; good-woman; — a low term of civility or sport. 2. (pl.) Bonbons, and the like; as, to give children goodies. [Colloq.]Good'y-ship, n. p. 580The state or quality of a goody. Hudibras.Goo-roo', n. p. 580A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindoos. Malcolm.Goos'an-der, n. p. 580(Ornith.) A migratory duck, of the genus Mergus (M. castor); the dun diver or plunger, an inhabitant of the northern regions, and feeding chiefly on fish;—called also merganser, dish-washer, and…Goose, n. p. 580(Ornith.) An aquatic fowl, of the genus Anser. The common goose lives chiefly on land, and feeds on grass; it is supposed to be the wild goose domesticated. The soft feathers are used for beds, and…Gōose'ber-ry, n. p. 580(Bot.) The fruit of a certain thorny shrub, and the shrub itself, the Ribes grossularia. It is supposed to be a native of Europe, but is found in all temperate regions of the world. Of the fruit…Goose'ber-ry-fool, n. p. 580A compound made of gooseberries, scalded and pounded with cream. Goldsmith.Goose'-eăp, n. p. 580A silly person. Beau. & Fl.Goose'-flĕsh, n. p. 580A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear;—called also goose-skin.Goose'foot, n. p. 580(Bot.) A plant of the genus Chenopodium (C. album); pigweed.Goose'grass, n. p. 580(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Galium (G. aparine), which is a favorite food of geese;—called also catchweed, &c. (b.) A species of buckwheat; the Polygonum orientale.Goose'-neck, n. p. 580A piece of iron bent like the neck of a goose, for various purposes; as, the goose-neck of a hoe or rake; especially used to connect the inner end of a boom, yard, &c., to a mast, by entering a clamp…Gōōse'-quill, n. p. 580The large feather or quill of a goose, or a pen made from it.Goos'ery, n. p. 580A place for geese. 2. The characteristics of a goose; silliness. The finical goose'ry of your neat sermon actor. Milton.Goōse'-skīn, n. p. 580The same as GOOSE-FLESH, q. v.Goose'wing, n. p. 580(Naut.) A sail set on a boom on the lee-side of a ship; also, one of the clews or lower corners of a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, when the middle part is furled. Totten.Gō'-out, n. p. 580A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land-waters, when the tide is out, and preventing the ingress of salt-water. [Written also goot.]Gō'pher, n. p. 580An animal of several different species. ☞ The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing animals, from their honeycombing the earth. In Canada and Illinois, the name was given to…Gō'pher, n. p. 580A species of wood used in the construction of Noah’s ark.Gōp′pish, a. p. 580Proud; pettish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ray.Gōr'-bĕl'lied, a. p. 580Big-bellied. Shak.Gôr'-bĕl'ly, n. p. 580A prominent belly. [Obs.]Gôrçe, n. p. 580A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. [Obs.]Gōr'-cōck, n. p. 580(Ornith.) A gallinaceous bird; the moor-cock, red-grouse, or red-game.Gôr'-crōw, n. p. 580(Ornith.) The common or carrion crow.Gōrd, n. p. 580An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Gōr'di-an, a. p. 580Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him, and which could not be untied; hence, intricate; complicated; difficult. Gordian knot, a knot tied by Gordius, a king of Phrygia, in…Gōre, n. p. 580Blood; thick or clotted blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become inspissated. Milton. 2. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.Gōre, n. p. 580A wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, &c., sewed into a garment, sail, &c., to give greater width at a particular part. Chaucer. 2. A slip or triangular piece of land. Cowell. 3.…Gōre, v. t. p. 580To penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to pierce; to stab. The low stumps shall gore His dainty feet. Coleridge.